Hīmeni ʻana — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /HEE-meh-nee AH-nah/ — syllables: HEE · meh · nee · AH · nah
Meaning
The act of singing or hymning. It is the process of vocalizing a song.
How to pronounce Hīmeni ʻana
Hawaiian vowels are always sounded separately. A kahakō (line above a vowel) lengthens it; the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in “uh-oh”.
Frequently asked
What does Hīmeni ʻana mean?
The act of singing or hymning. It is the process of vocalizing a song.
How do you pronounce Hīmeni ʻana?
Hīmeni ʻana is pronounced /HEE-meh-nee AH-nah/ — broken into syllables: HEE · meh · nee · AH · nah. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Hīmeni ʻana a noun?
Yes — Hīmeni ʻana is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Music category.
Where does this definition come from?
Definitions and pronunciations on hawaiian-words.com are drawn from the authoritative Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary (rev. ed. 1986), the standard scholarly reference for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.